ICYMI: I See Me(2019)
I HOPE OUR OWN COUNTRY WILL LOVE US TOO
A music documentary on MNL48, a franchise of the highly successful Japanese idol group, AKB48. The film looks into the girls as they perform within a music subculture that tries to get a foothold in a market of an overtly critical audience.
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